May 2024

Shawnee Forest children's fishing derby scheduled

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:49am admin

The return of an annual children’s fishing derby has been announced by the Shawnee National Forest/U.S. Forest Service.

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Tiny drops of moisture were strung along a spider web which had been woven one day last week on our front porch. One can only hope that the arachnid which created this masterpiece really, really, really likes mosquitoes...for breakfast...for lunch...for dinner...for midnight snack...

'Mea culpa'...is the best we can come up with...

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:53pm admin

Maybe it was just inevitable...

Bob and I were sitting on the porch swing Monday evening in the still and sultry air of a May evening in Southern Illinois.

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Active tick surveillance planned

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:52pm admin

Vectors are insects, ticks, rats, mice, birds and other animals that transmit disease-producing organisms to humans.

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Shawnee National Forest children’s fishing derby slated

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:51pm admin

The return of an annual children’s fishing derby has been announced by the Shawnee National Forest/U.S. Forest Service.

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Private well testing encouraged

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:50pm admin

The Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, and the Illinois State Water Survey, ISWS, are reminding private well-owners to properly maintain their wells and recommend that they test their well

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Lawyer in Library session set

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:49pm admin

Each month at local public libraries in the First Judicial Circuit in Southern Illinois, volunteer attorneys are working to help self-represented litigants through the Lawyer in the Library program